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Urine Culture, Colony Count & Sensitivity, Any Flora
Test Code902475
CPT Codes
87086<br>Restricted Client Code
Includes
Sensitivity testing will be performed on all bacterial isolates and charges will be added for each identification and sensitivity.
Preferred Specimen
4 mL random, clean catch, midstream urine submitted in gray-top transport tube from urine collection kits
Minimum Volume
4 mL urine in gray-top tube • 0.5 mL urine in sterile container
Other Acceptable Specimens
4 mL urine collected in sterile leak-proof container
Instructions
Collect voided urine directly into a sterile container after cleansing the genitalia. Use syringe and needle to inject at least 4 mL into a urine culture transport tube. Urines for routine bacterial culture will only be accepted in the 4 mL urine culture transport tubes made by Becton-Dickinson, which we provide.
An exception will be made for small volume collections of less than 4 mL which must be transported refrigerated in a sterile screw-cap container. Volumes of less than 4mL should not be transported in the gray-top tubes.
An exception will be made for small volume collections of less than 4 mL which must be transported refrigerated in a sterile screw-cap container. Volumes of less than 4mL should not be transported in the gray-top tubes.
Transport Temperature
Gray-top transport tube: Room temperature
Sterile container: Refrigerated (cold packs)
Sterile container: Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Gray-top tube
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Sterile container
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Sterile container
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Preserved urine >48 hours old • Urine tube not filled to minimum fill line • Foley tips • Frozen specimens • Specimens from a catheter bag urine in urinalysis transport tube
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: 3 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
